Coin-receptacle.



PATBNTED OCT. 27, 1.903.

J. A. STBINMETZ, COIN RECEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

COlN-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,512, dated October27, 1903. Application filed July 2, 1903. Serial No. 164,017. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. STEINMETZ, a citizen of theUnitedStates,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Coin-Receptacles,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved coinreceptacle having means forpreventing the removal of its contents by way of the slot or coin-inlet;and its primary object is to provide a simple and efficient guard, asimply and strongly constructed receptacle, and simple and efficientmeans for attaching the guard to the receptacle.

The nature and characteristic features of the improvements will morefully appear by reference to the following description and theaccompanying drawings in illustration thereof, in which- Figure 1represents a perspective view of my improved guard. Fig. 2 representsalongitudinal sectional elevation taken through the guard and receptacle.Fig. 3 represents a transverse sectional elevation taken through theguard and receptacle. Fig. 4: represents a sectional view of thereceptacle and a bottom view of the guard. Fig. 5 represents a detailview showing the manner of cutting the metal of the receptacle to form aslot therein and binding-clips for the guard, and Fig. 6 represents amodified form of guardfinger.

Referring to the drawings, the receptacle 1 comprises the sections 1 and1*, preferably formed of sheet metal stamped or pressed to form andconnected together by the laps 1 and 1 the lap 1 being constructed totelescope Within the lap 1 in order to form a smooth exterior surface atthe joint thus produced. A slot 2 is formed in the receptacle at theplace of juncture between the sections by cutting out the metallicstrips 3 and turning in therefrom the clips 3 for holding the guard. Theguards body portion 4:, suitably stamped to form from sheet metal,comprises a seat 5, which bears against the top of the receptacle, aslot 6, which'coincides with the receptacle-slot 2, flanges 7, which areengaged by the clips 3, passing through the slot 6 and around theflanges, and the flanges 8, which are serrated to form the slots 9 andthe spacing strips or ribs 10.

The flanges 7 have lugs 7", which support the rods 11, passing throughthe fingers 12, the respective fingers being spaced on the correspondingrods in alternation by the ribs 4: at the desired intervals and havingrocking motions limited by the engagements of the knuckles 12 with thebottoms of the slots 9, by which the two rows of fingers are preventedfrom being widely separated.

The form of the fingers may be varied, as illustrated in Fig. 6, wherethe rod 11 passes eccentrically through the upper portion of a cam-likeconstruction 13, whose lower end is thereby inclined to the vertical, asare the fingers shown in Fig. 3.

ing the lap-joint and turning'in clips from the metal out from the slotnot only secures the two sections together, but provides a simple devicefor holding the guard in position, while the construction of the guardis such that its body can be stamped out by a simple operation and itsparts readily assembled to form an efiective construction.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A coin-receptacle having aguard connected therewith by clips formed from strips cut from saidreceptacle, substantially as specified.

' 2. A coin-receptacle having a slot therein, clips composed of metalremoved in forming said slot, and a guard having a slotcoincidingwiththe slot of said receptacle, said guard being heldinposition by said clips, substantially as specified.

3. A coin-receptacle comprising two sections connected by a lap-joint, aslot cut through said lap-joint, and clips formed by turning in themetal cut from said slot, substantially as specified.

4. A coin-receptacle provided with a guard comprising a body having aslot therein, end flanges depending from said body, rods supported bysaid end flanges, serrated side flanges extending from said body, andfingers mounted on said rods and controlled by'said side flanges,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of thesubscribing witnesses, this 30th day of June, A. D. 1903.

JOSEPH A. STEINMETZ It will now be seen that the manner of form-

